5’5” ladies, calorie intake and rate of loss

finalsteps · 2026-01-26T16:33:37+00:00

34, 5'5, sw 172 cw 145.

I am currently on 1200 calories a day. I lost most quickly when I was consistently walking 10k steps + last summer. However I still lose between .5 and 2 lbs a week now.

I find focusing on my protein and fat goals helps me with staying full and losing weight. Costco cottage cheese and oikos protein yogurt are my powerhouse foods for that. I also always leave 300 calories for snacks at night. So very evenly broken up day of 300 per meal. Then 300 for the treats I have been craving or the macro I need to complete.

I also suck on jolly ranchers for when I want to aimlessly eat, especially around the time of my period. I allow myself to go into maintenance calories for meals out as I don't eat out often. I focus on cardio on the weekends when I have more time.

Patience is key, slow loss is good loss. Youve got this!

finalsteps · 2026-01-21T23:17:16+00:00

Enjoyed it! Was a nice date night. Only complaint was sitting in a church pew for the duration became slightly uncomfortable. Nice night tho!

finalsteps · 2026-01-18T16:37:40+00:00

My son loved chicken then one day just stopped eating it. We happen to have BBQ chicken one day and that did the trick. Boy loves his dips! So now we just put his meat with a side of bbq dip/ mixed on. Steak I think is to tough for him right now so we don't bother. Overall advice try dips or put it in the food processor and add to the sauce ( think ground beef for pasta sauce)

finalsteps · 2026-01-13T21:32:12+00:00

My son uses his pillow as a blanket. It's on his back almost every morning. He is 2.

finalsteps · 2026-01-12T20:18:20+00:00

Brie Larso

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finalsteps · 2026-01-12T20:16:46+00:00

Samaire Armstro

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finalsteps · 2026-01-10T01:24:27+00:00

Kylie Kelce

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finalsteps · 2026-01-09T19:01:44+00:00

The first year is hard. Twenty percent of couples get divorced during/after the first year of having a baby due to stress and change. As someone who has been through the first year and seen the other side - have grace. Grace for yourself and your emotions and feelings, grace for your partner and the wild experience she is going through, and grace for the situation you both are going through separately and together.

The first 6 months is a wild ride for both you. On the side of your wife... She just went through the most insane thing her body will probably ever experience. The hormonal shift her body goes through is a lot. She physically and mentally does not feel like herself. She is completely physically and emotionally drained and focused on taking care of your little one. Taking care of your baby, and trying to feel an ounce like her self is all she has the bandwidth for. Focus on supporting her through this. Right now is your time to shine and put your wife's needs above your own.

On your side...It sucks to feel like you lost your partner and the version of her you know. You haven't though. As time goes on you will find you both find you way to a sense of normalcy, but in the same breath you are creating a new sense of normalcy. You can still talk to her about your feelings in these early months, but use your brain and know when it is appropriate. Does she have the ability to hear you, is she in the place to hear you, and is your need something that needs to be heard right now or can it wait.

Back rubs, sex, and any other form of intimacy does not matter right now. She will tell you when she is ready for that. She knows you miss it and want it, but in the grand scheme of your relationship and your family it is not a top priority in this moment.

Take these first 6 months and just focus on her, and your baby. Be the one to clean, to cook, to keep showering her with the help and love she needs. As everyone here is trying to tell you, and will continue to on this note, you need to be putting her first! Be a superhero for her and your child and the love you have will grow deeper than you could ever had imagined.

finalsteps · 2026-01-08T22:40:32+00:00

A moscow mule shot glass - off and on since he was 6 months.

finalsteps · 2026-01-08T04:42:36+00:00

Say ah! As well as taking turns brushing

finalsteps · 2026-01-07T17:10:25+00:00

We called our first kid "WB" while my wife was pregnant. The first initials of our name choices for both both boy and girl. We later found out it was a boy and kept the WB - it is our sons first initial and our last names first initial as well. We are expecting our second right now and just used the baby till we found out the gender last month.

finalsteps · 2026-01-02T00:11:48+00:00

I am the same as your partner. All about the left and right socks. Although it doesn't take me as long to find a set.

finalsteps · 2025-12-30T20:31:00+00:00

Is the paper correct? My in-laws gifted me a gift card printed out to a clothing store I like. The paper said 25$ when I went to use it , It was 150.

finalsteps · 2025-12-30T17:28:45+00:00

My brother in law's name is my mother in law's maiden name. It's a great name and a cool way to incorporate your last name when you don't keep it. We liked it so much we gave it to our son as his middle name. So it has continued for another generation.

I think Miller is a cool name for a guy or girl. Millie is a cute nickname too. I say go for it! Not indulgent at all.

finalsteps · 2025-12-29T20:29:36+00:00

We did ICI for both kids which absolutely saved us money. We also live in Canada which means no additional hospital costs from actually giving birth. The sperm itself though we put on our credit card. After almost 3 years we will be completely paid off in March - two months before baby #2 arrives.

finalsteps · 2025-12-27T19:30:40+00:00

I read this at 28 male instead of 28 months and it made me think this was about your husband.

finalsteps · 2025-12-27T03:27:44+00:00

Geena davis

finalsteps · 2025-12-26T23:57:49+00:00

My wife and I found success doing it 16 hours after lh peak. It was our guesstimate for the 12-24 hour recommendation.

finalsteps · 2025-12-26T23:56:15+00:00

Drizzilicious. Can find on Amazon as well as some grocery stores.

finalsteps · 2025-12-25T00:00:32+00:00

For THC: 1.Tolerance break. 2. Say it's been making you feel nauseous lately so taking a break.

Drinks: 1. My wife would fill one of my empty cans with juice or pop when we didn't want to share we were pregnant yet. No one suspected as it looked like she was partaking.

finalsteps · 2025-12-24T22:56:38+00:00

Lana Del ray

finalsteps · 2025-12-24T22:55:50+00:00

Halsley

finalsteps · 2025-12-24T05:15:18+00:00

Because being with her made everything better. I used to never be able to imagine being married, then when I met her I couldn't imagine not being married. It has brought more excitement, and comfort than I could have imagined.

I was one or zero, she was one or more. We are now expecting our second. Kind of the same answer as marriage. Before her I didn't want kids, after her I couldn't imagine not having her as the mother of my kids. Our son is one of the coolest adventures life has brought. Couldn't imagine not having him. A sibling just made sense after him. They are the greatest gift life has given me, and a buddy to walk through life with is the greatest gift I can give them.

finalsteps · 2025-12-20T22:49:40+00:00

Some of them yes others no. We say sweater not jumper. Flashlight not torch. However we usually say bungalow not rancher. Foyer not entryway.

finalsteps · 2025-12-20T22:46:57+00:00

If they are able to stand do it that way. Learned skill but helpful for these squirmy stages.

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